Dating Advice

The rules of the dating game have changed quite a bit since the times of Pride and Prejudice. The best way to meet someone these days is through the internet. Dating websites seem to be the popular choice among eligible people these days. However, in order to get to know someone these days, one must go on dates and actually see the person face to face to get to know them. It is probably best that one sees the person in some form of their daily routine in order to truly get to know them. As for how quickly the relationship progresses well that all depends on how quickly each person gets to know the other. Lizzy and Darcy took a while to get to know each other fully, but once they did, their relationship progressed fairly quickly. Although, their relationship progressed far more slowly than some of the other relationships in Pride and Prejudice. However, this is very much like relationships today because some people decide to get married after a month of knowing each other, while others take several years before they are actually ready to make that commitment to one another. In order to take that relationship to the next level it is important that one knows their partner in full and is undoubtedly sure about their feelings for their partner. Some say that initial attraction is fairly important to a relationship, but this is not true in all cases. Lizzy was repulsed by Darcy for quite some time before she actually gave him a chance and Darcy was not overly thrilled with Lizzy either when they first met. However, they grew to love each other once they actually got to know each other and they eventually took their relationship to the next level and got married. So the advice taken from this is to not be quick to discard a chance with someone based on first impressions because sometimes looks are not as they appear and someone’s personality can actually be different than what you think it is. It is also important when getting to know someone to make judgments about the person’s character from your own opinion not from what you hear about them from others. Lizzy heard a lot about Darcy’s character from Mr. Wickham, but almost none of it was true.  As with the internet sometimes things are said about people that aren’t true, so it is hard to make judgments based on false information. So basically the advice to take from this is to get to know someone and base it off your own opinions before you take the next step in a relationship.